55 & wie springtaie; 
runs upon the fnow, but periflies there as foon as it be- 
gins to thaw f . 
Podura atra terrejlris alia J. This fpecies frequents 
melon beds apd hot-houfes ; where, on watering the 
ground, numbers are feen jumping into the air like 
atoms : They are the fmalleft of the podura:, and of a 
white colour. 
f De Geer, Acks d’Upfal, *740, p. 54. 
J Fauna Swec. Gen. iv, • 
